| HUSBANDS | Half a bunch of matches (8) |
| CONTESTS | Scot sent off in a number of matches (8) |
| DOMINOES | Game proceeding through a series of matches |
| TWOPIECE | A couple of matches should be enough for this outfit |
| POLYGAMY | College has high, excessively high number of matches (8) |
| LIGHTERS | Smokers' gadgets (instead of matches) (8) |
| REFEREES | Handlers of matches concerned with fire -- see rioting after one's dropped (8) |
| ANDINTHE | What's done is done, as expressed at the start of matches (5,4,3,4,3,8,4,14) |
| THEASHES | Series of matches - articles by women... |
| TOURNEYS | Returning desire to be involved in series of matches and competitions |
| LIGHTER | Less of a burden than a box of matches? |
| POINTS | --- system, a method for determining the winner of a cricket series involving multiple formats of matches (6) |
| SERIALMONOGAMY | It involves a sequence of matches (6,8) |
| CHESS | A selection of matches showcasing game |
| RUBBER | Set of matches, and part of pencil, perhaps |
| TOURNAMENT | A series of matches (10) |
| ASHES | Tennis player’s trophy for winning a series of matches |
| THEYMUSTREMAIN | What's done is done, as expressed at the start of matches (5,4,3,4,3,8,4,14) |
| DAYSAREPASTNOW | What's done is done, as expressed at the start of matches (5,4,3,4,3,8,4,14) |
| THOSE | What's done is done, as expressed at the start of matches (5,4,3,4,3,8,4,14) |
